The story about a suicidal, bottom of the barrel, net-cafe dueler with nothing to lose; finding the will to live, and the very knowledge, that it can really get much worse. "Change the World" is a fantastic manga. The idea of a simple concept seems so fresh, so big in possibilities, and put to ink with such finesse. Yuichi, meaning "One of a kind" or "To be Unique"; is one of my favorite protagonists in a while. A person who self describes himself as one of the worst kinds of people on earth, landing in the opposite position without it being sunshine and rainbows. While thepremise sounds great, it's not just about changing bodies with the aforementioned serial killer, but about a man actually finding the true meaning to his name.

As a story, it works extremely well. It doesn't waste any time on anything other than telling the story without filler or tangents. 25 chapters, that's all it needed to tell a compelling narrative, not a chapter longer or shorter, and as such it feels like a compact little dish, with every flavor perfectly balanced. So many tense moments of the panic that comes with the premise, with the police, with the characters being inches far from death or an impossible situation. Mostly, I love the logical ways characters get out of situations, or how if it isn't too logical, it's explained with something relating to the backstory. Obscuring, giving new details as the main character obtains them, with others given by other perspectives. The reader is given just enough information to feel smart when piecing everything together; given fun with the characters and building interactions, as well as a dialogue style akin to a film, not just a manga.

Characters are one of my favorite aspects. A band of misfits, some mentally damaged, others highly corrupt as allies, and a small girl with so much character and enjoyable moments that make this feel like a dysfunctional family manga for a bit. Murderers, bandits, geniuses, serial killers, police, and some special people, make this an explosive, constant fight to the death that never lets up, and engages us to every character, even the villains. The comedy of the story too, a stand-out in such a dark tale, I loved everybody here. No character was wasted.

There's little that actually detracts from this story. For example, the art works excellently, conveying a stylized emotion aspect with the quality it needs for each time it tries to. Comedy moments stand out, as well as the most serious moments use shadows and horrid, abstract expressions to convey the fear and mental pain characters go through. The fight scenes were so well put together, with easy to follow movements and beautiful spreads that show the most impactful and gory moments. Every page was enjoyable, even when it was just talking, since there was a new expression, a new detail.

I loved the series, and I encourage anybody to read it completely. Usually you can tell if you won't like it at the beginning since it's a high stress, balls to the wall action, gory thriller with intense moments and emotion that doesn't let you go. 2 or 3 chapters is enough to know, but for me, I found what's almost a masterpiece. If it wasn't for some stupid copouts that angered me so much to the point of stopping to read for a total of 5 minutes, it could be a 10/10. It's not even that they're badly written, they simply could've done better at making those scenes.

9.3/10, a must-see, and my god what a gem.